Špela Pretnar
 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1973 Bled, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined |
| World Cup debut | 27 January 1992 |
| Retired | 27 March 2004 |
| Olympics | |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 1 |
Špela Pretnar (born 5 March 1973 in Bled, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former alpine skier.
In her career, Pretnar won six races in Alpine Skiing World Cup races, with 13 podiums altogether.[1] In the 1999–2000 season, she won a small crystal globe in slalom. Pretnar was named Slovenian sportswoman of the year in 2000. Pretnar represented Slovenia at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]
Currently, Pretnar is a sports reporter at a Slovenian commercial TV station POP TV.[3]
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18 | 99 | — | 39 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 19 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 51 | — | 15 |
| 1994 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 35 | 9 |
| 1995 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 15 | — | 6 |
| 1996 | 22 | ||||||
| 1997 | 23 | 48 | 38 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 29 | 65 | 25 | 56 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 6 wins – (5 SL, 1 GS)
- 13 podiums – (9 SL, 3 GS, 1 SG)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10 January 1995 |  Flachau, Austria
|
Super-G | 3rd |
| 23 January 1995 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
|
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 February 1995 |  Maribor, Slovenia
|
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 March 1995 | Bormio, Italy
|
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 1998 | 5 January 1998 | Bormio, Italy
|
Slalom | 3rd |
| 11 January 1998 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 1999 | 23 February 1999 |  Åre, Sweden
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 2000 | 20 November 1999 |  Copper Mountain, United States
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 6 January 2000 | Maribor, Slovenia
|
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 9 January 2000 |  Berchtesgaden, Germany
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 12 February 2000 | Santa Caterina, Italy
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 20 February 2000 | Åre, Sweden
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 10 March 2000 | Sestriere, Italy
|
Slalom | 3rd |
References
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Slovenian female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Slovenia
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- People from Bled
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions